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MLB playoff predictions: are the Dodgers heading for an inevitable fall?

As the baseball postseason approaches, various clubs face distinct pressures and missed opportunities. The Mariners finished with a record of seventy-six wins and eighty-six losses despite a roster featuring Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, and Randy Arozarena, while the Pirates fell short after digging too deep of a hole in August.

Meanwhile, executive David Stearns opted against extending Pete Alonso, whose forty-three home runs for the Mets went without a playoff run.

Contenders also face looming vulnerabilities. The Guardians secured an eighty-five-win division title with a plus-eleven run differential, though their lineup lacks a twenty-homer player.

The aging Dodgers face physical wear from thirty-one extra games across prior postseasons, and the Yankees risk offensive struggles without Aaron Judge. Elsewhere, the Cubs rely on Pete Crow-Armstrong and Alex Bregman to offset leaky relief pitching, and the Rays bolstered their rotation depth through Freddy Peralta.

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